Please have your SFF Net username, password, and SFF Net Email address handy (they were included
in your original signup confirmation email). You'll need them to complete these instructions.

Start Thunderbird. If this is the first time you've run the program, you'll automatically begin with the
Account Wizard, so you can proceed to step 2. If you've previously set up an email account, you should see the
Adding a Second Email Address addendum below.

On the New Account Setup screen, choose the Email Account option. Your screen
should look like this before you proceed:

On the Identity screen, type in your name (as you'd use to sign a regular letter) in the
Your name box and your SFF Net email address in the Email address box.

Do NOT put in any other email address other than your @sff.net address
or your email will bounce. (Exception: If you have an SFF Net hosted domain, you may use an email address
from that domain (i.e. if SFF Net hosts mydomain.com for you, you may use bettyb@mydomain.com).

There are three items to complete on the Server Information screen:

The Server type field must have the POP radio button selected.

The Incoming Server must be set to pop3.sff.net

The Outgoing Server must be smtp.sff.net

Your screen entries must look exactly like the following before
you proceed:

At the beginning, we said you'd need your SFF Net username and password handy. Get them now. On the
User Name screen, enter your SFF Net username (this is not your email address). When
you first connect to SFF Net, Thunderbird will ask you for your SFF Net password. Thunderbird's Password
Manager should ask you at that time if you want it to remember the password for you.

See the Secret Handshakes page
for more information on your SFF Net username and password.

Your screen should look similar to the following before you proceed:

When the Account Wizard is complete, you can review your settings. They should look similar to these:

Almost done! Note, although you will be able to download mail from the server at this time, you must
make the changes below to SMTP server settings before you will be able to send mail.

From the menu on your mail window, you now need to select Tools --> Account Settings

Pick the Outgoing Server (SMTP) settings of the email account you just created and click Edit.

You'll see the SMTP Server settings dialog. These settings must be correct in order to send mail.

Change the Port: setting from 25 to 587.

Be certain the Use name and password box is checked. Also, be sure your SFF Net
username is entered in the User Name field.

When you first connect to SFF Net, Thunderbird will ask you for your SFF Net password. Thunderbird's Password
Manager will ask you at that time if you want it to remember the password for you.

Congratulations, you're now all set to send and receive SFF Net email!

What's next?
Your SFF Net POP3 email box has a variety of extra features you can control, including:

Highly effective, configurable spam filters

Automatic virus and HTML script protection

Junk folder for reviewing spam caught by filters

Message preview before downloading

Email auto-forwarding

Automatic out-of-office replies

You can control these options using your web browser through our WebMail system. You'll want to read more about controlling your email box in
the SFF Net Email section of the help system.

Adding a Second Email Address
If you already have an email address set up in Thunderbird and you wish to add your SFF Net account
as a second address, the procedure is much the same as detailed above. However, the method for invoking
the New Account wizard is different. You'll need to select Tools --> Account Settings from the main menu.

To start the New Account wizard, click the Add Account button on the Account Settings screen:

Then, continue with your SFF Net email account setup proceeding from Step 2 above through Step 6. Then use the following information
to set your SMTP Server settings:

Pick the Outgoing Server (SMTP) settings page and click Add.

You'll see the SMTP Server settings dialog. These settings must be correct in order to send mail.

Change the Port: setting from 25 to 587.

Be certain the Use name and password box is checked. Also, be sure your SFF Net
username is entered in the User Name field.

When you first connect to SFF Net, Thunderbird will ask you for your SFF Net password. Thunderbird's Password
Manager will ask you at that time if you want it to remember the password for you.

Now, pick the SFF Net mail account page on the left-hand panel. Be sure you have selected the SFF Net SMTP server from the
Outgoing Server (SMTP) drop-down list on this page. If you do not select this correctly, you will not be able to send
mail!

Now, when composing mail, you'll have the option to pick which of your email addresses to send the mail from. Use the drop-down list
in the From: field when you're writing an email.